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De Seversky, Alexander P.
aviatorBirthplace: Tiflis (Tbilisi), GeorgiaBorn: 1894Died: 1974Brewer's: O. P. Riot
(Old Price Riot). When the new Covent Garden theatre was opened in 1809, the charges of admission were increased, but night after night for three months a throng crowded the pit, shouting…Frank P. Bibas Biography
Frank P. Bibasradio, television, and film producerBorn: ?Birthplace: New York City During his career he produced some 3,000 commercials on television and radio for products ranging from Ajax cleanser…Restigouche
(Encyclopedia) RestigoucheRestigoucherĕstĭg&oomacr;shˈ [key], river, c.130 mi (210 km) long, rising in NW N.B., Canada, E of Edmundston, and flowing generally NE to the Matapedia River, then past…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, May 18, 1806
Day 1397 Day 1399 Clark, May 18, 1806 Sunday 18th May 1806 Cloudy morning 12 hunters turned out this morning in different directions agreeably to the order of yesterday. Potts and…Penn, Arthur Hiller
(Encyclopedia) Penn, Arthur Hiller, 1922–2010, American director, brother of Irving Penn, b. Philadelphia; studied Black Mountain College and the Actors' Studio, Los Angeles. Penn, who often dealt…Spey
(Encyclopedia) SpeySpeyspā [key], river, c.105 mi (170 km) long, rising in the Mondhliath Mts., NE Scotland, and flowing generally NE through the Moray Firth to the North Sea. The river is rapid and…dog racing
(Encyclopedia) dog racing, trials of speed between dogs. Now contested on oval tracks, the sport developed from the ancient practice of coursing, in which specially trained dogs chase game animals in…Douglas, James, 2d earl of Douglas and Mar
(Encyclopedia) Douglas, James, 2d earl of Douglas and Mar, 1358?–1388, Scottish nobleman; son of William Douglas, 1st earl of Douglas and Mar. In 1373 he married Isabel Stuart, daughter of Robert II…Kangaroo Island
(Encyclopedia) Kangaroo Island, island, c.1,700 sq mi (4,400 sq km), S Australia, in South Australia at the entrance to Gulf St. Vincent. It is 93 mi (150 km) long and 35 mi (57 km) wide. The chief…Trending
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